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DOGE having access to government agencies is illegal

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by DaDakota, Feb 3, 2025.

  1. MexAmercnMoose

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    bwahaha, these kids wouldn't mind selling out the USA for a few Satoshis...LOLWUT
     
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  2. deb4rockets

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    No surprise here....

    Vance says DOGE staffer who resigned over recent racist posts should be rehired.

    Musk, who did not reference Elez by name, whitewashed the posts as “inappropriate,” though Elez self-identified as “racist,” supported “eugenic immigration policy” and slammed interracial marriage.

    Musk—And JD Vance—Float Rehiring DOGE Staffer After Racist Posts: Here’s What To Know About Agency

    https://www.forbes.com/sites/mollyb...racist-posts-heres-what-to-know-about-agency/
     
  3. SamFisher

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    I hope JD looks his brown wife & brown kids & immigran inlaws in the face and explains how he's a free speech hero and they need to have a sense of humor - he's got to go to the mat for the "kill all Indians" edgelord because hey, it's just a joke, everybody makes mistakes.

    Just imagine the degree of moral collapse it takes to be a JD Vance or a Marco Rubio - I don't get how people do it.

    I mean, the phrase cuck, beta, soy boy - all that stupid **** - it means this type of behavior is what it means.

    Be a man (or a woman, or nonbinary) , believe in something. Even if it costs you something.
     
  4. deb4rockets

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    Yeah, so Ted Cruz like.
     
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  5. DaDakota

    DaDakota Balance wins
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    Bunch of kids that have no business making calls about how government works.

    How long until some CIA or FBI person that just had their career ruined by this political bullshit loses their mind and goes postal on DOGE?

    This is all so unnecessary.....bunch of Ignorant Americans just screwed our country up, maybe forever.

    DD
     
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  6. SamFisher

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    It's frankly hard to keep track of this story but some big scoops just today "

    • 19 yo Doge " Big balls" fired from his last company for leaking company info to competitors also appears he is being monitored by unnamed law enforcement as a threat due to his Discord posts about doing cybercrimes

    • Treasury monitoring DOGE employee (Marko the Indian hate guy?) as cyber security insider threat

    • Also, Musk rehires Marko "normalize Indian hate" because of course
     
  7. Amiga

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    Musk polled the X-atosphere on whether the racist should be rehired. X fanboys overwhelmingly said yes. VP Vance chimed in, saying DODGE should rehire him - then fire him if he turns out to be a "bad dude"
     
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  8. SamFisher

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    And lol:

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    Be a man and actually push back at guy saying he hates your family because of their skin color - don't hand him a check you cuck.
     
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  9. Amiga

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    And this is why you don't by-pass security clearance process.
     
  10. HP3

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    If looked up Cuck in the dictionary, I would see a picture of JD Vance.
     
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  11. deb4rockets

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    No surprise there. His social media site is filled with white supremacists, hate groups, and far right extremists. Probably thousands on there.
     
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  12. SamFisher

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    Maybe if there'd been one

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    Bigballs (pictured above)
    Would not be a .gov employee, given he was just linked to a neo Nazi cybercrime org that specializes in - "child sextortion" ( basically tricking kids into taking nudes & then extorting them - I am sad to have typed this, our society is irretrievably lost)

    https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/02/teen-on-musks-doge-team-graduated-from-the-com/

    https://cyberscoop.com/the-com-764-cybercrime-violent-crime-fbi-intellignce-report/

    @basso @Os Trigonum - thoughts?
     
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  13. Salvy

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    lol

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  14. Andre0087

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    Federal judge blocks DOGE from accessing sensitive U.S. Treasury Department material

    A federal judge early Saturday blocked Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Treasury Department records that contain sensitive personal data such as Social Security and bank account numbers for millions of Americans.

    U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer issued the preliminary injunction after 19 Democratic attorneys general sued President Donald Trump. The case, filed in federal court in New York City, alleges the Trump administration allowed Musk's team access to the Treasury Department's central payment system in violation of federal law.

    The payment system handles tax refunds, Social Security benefits, veterans' benefits and much more, sending out trillions of dollars every year while containing an expansive network of Americans' personal and financial data.

    Engelmayer, who was appointed by President Barack Obama, also said anyone prohibited from having access to the sensitive information since Jan. 20 must immediately destroy all copies of material downloaded from Treasury Department systems.

    He set a hearing for Feb. 14.

    The White House previously did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the lawsuit being filed.

    Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, also known as DOGE, was created to discover and eliminate what the Trump administration has deemed to be wasteful government spending. DOGE's access to Treasury records, as well as its inspection of various government agencies, has ignited widespread concern among critics over the increasing power of Musk, while supporters have cheered at the idea of reining in bloated government finances.

    Musk has made fun of criticism of DOGE on his X social media platform while saying it is saving taxpayers millions of dollars.

    New York Attorney General Letitia James, whose office filed the lawsuit, said DOGE's access to the Treasury Department's data raises security problems and the possibility for an illegal freeze in federal funds.

    "This unelected group, led by the world's richest man, is not authorized to have this information, and they explicitly sought this unauthorized access to illegally block payments that millions of Americans rely on, payments for health care, child care and other essential programs," James said in a video message released by her office Friday.

    James, a Democrat who has been one of Trump's chief antagonists, said the president does not have the power to give away American's private information to anyone he chooses, and he cannot cut federal payments approved by Congress.

    Also on the lawsuit are Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Wisconsin.

    The suit alleges that DOGE's access to the Treasury records could interfere with funding already appropriated by Congress, which would exceed the Treasury Department's statutory authority. The case also argues that the DOGE access violates federal administrative law and the U.S. Constitution's separation of powers doctrine.

    It also accuses Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent of changing the department's longstanding policy for protecting sensitive personally identifiable information and financial information to allow Musk's DOGE team access to its payment systems.

    "This decision failed to account for legal obligations to protect such data and ignored the privacy expectations of federal fund recipients," including states, veterans, retirees, and taxpayers, the lawsuit says.

    Connecticut Attorney General William Tong said it's not clear what DOGE is doing with the information in the Treasury systems.

    "This is the largest data breach in American history," Tong said in a statement Friday. "DOGE is an unlawfully constituted band of renegade tech bros combing through confidential records, sensitive data and critical payment systems. What could go wrong?"

    The Treasury Department has said the review is about assessing the integrity of the system and that no changes are being made. According to two people familiar with the process, Musk's team began its inquiry looking for ways to suspend payments made by the U.S. Agency for International Development, which Trump and Musk are attempting to dismantle. The two people spoke with The Associated Press on condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation.

    Separately, Democratic lawmakers are seeking a Treasury Department investigation of DOGE's access to the government's payment system.

    Also, labor unions and advocacy groups have sued to block the payments system review over concerns about its legality. A judge in Washington on Thursday temporarily restricted access to two employees with "read only" privileges.

    https://www.npr.org/2025/02/08/g-s1-47350/states-sue-to-stop-doge-accessing-personal-data
     
  15. SamFisher

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    [​IMG]

    I mean, your drug dealer ok, great, is that actually worse than Linda McMahon?
     
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    They showed no fraud in an actual courtroom @raining threes @cml750

    Its always funny when you ask the MAGA cult to actually prove facts in a courtroom they can only point to twitter posts.
     
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    Nope, but he's part of ruining America, covering up for mismanagement/fraud. This will be overturned.
     
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    Again, does anyone have evidence of fraud?
     
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    Yes the trump appointed judge is part of the conspiracy. You cultists are going to be remembered for a long time. It's literally the lowest iq cult of all time

    They showed the judge no real fraud at all. They showed what they claimed is wasteful spending but all of it is approved by congress. The issue on hand is small time government cultists want to give the executive line item veto authority on anything he wants.
     
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    All the bureaucrats that run these agencies also were not elected. This is the dumbest chant the democrats have come up with. The outrage is because DOGE wants to out all the graft and illegal movement of money and the laundering of our taxes to end up into the pockets of politicians and their cronies like Soros.

    My only concern is that he only goes after graft by democrats and not all the crooked politicians regardless of party. Democrats are further cutting their own throats with all this faux outrage. Most Americans don't want to spend 20M on Sesame Street in Irag or milliions on condoms for the Gaza strip. If it is true that 50 billion is going to people that don't even have Social Securtiy Numbers, the outrage the general public will have for our tenured Senate and House members must be frightening to these career shysters running our government.

    What is your solution to finding this kind of graft? To let government auditors find it. Talk about letting the fox guard the chicken coop. No department is off limits including the defense department and certainly not the bought and paid for Department of Education. Good luck 2 years from now, when Trump will have brought Iran to its knees, started the re-build of the Palisades, solved the border and fetanyl crisis, rid the robbery of double taxation on Social Security payments to our seniors and stopped taxes on tips and overtime, cut taxes for yes, everybody, not just billionaires, another ridiculous lie the Democrats have made part of their platform. Social Media has destroyed the Democrats monopoly on the news and people from all backgrounds are waking up to exactly how corrupt Washington has become.
     

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